Objectives:

Define the impact of human milk on the developing immune system and protection against infectious disease
Summarize the effect of enteral infections on the gut microbiome and the impact on risk for subsequent infections
Describe immediate and long-term impacts of enteric infections on the gut microbiome
Critique the impact of enteric infections on the risk of developing food allergies
Describe the state of targeting changes in the gut microbiome for therapeutic effect
Examine the future of using food and the gut microbiome to prevent and treat disease

Cathryn Nagler PhD

Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL